Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-11-25
The Scotia Society" Celebrat-
ing Its First Anniversary.

The Gotta Society, composed prin-
cipally of young members OF the Ger
man Lutheran Church of this place,
celebrated it's first years existence on
last Friday evening, Nov. Is. The
exercises were held in the new
Schenck, or Diamond Block, and were
the FIRST exercises of any kind had in
that fine building The Gotta may
not be as well known to fame as
some other of the associations OF our
place, but it's objects and aims, liter
ary and religious, as witnessed IN the
performances of Friday evening last,
impressed all very favorably. Nam
ed after Dame Ursula Gotta, the ben
efactress of Martin Luther when a
poor boy going to school much of the
anniversary exercises of course bad
reference to that patron saint OF
Luther and to the immortal Luther
himself
The Anniversary commenced with
a fine banquet, prepared py the young
ladies and friends Of the Gotta. I've
tables, extending from one end oil the
large room to the other were hand
somely decorated and well supplied
with the choicest viands and other
good things, which were served to the
guests by the young ladies OF the So
ciety.
After the supper the Society was
called to order by its President, Mr..
Peter Schenck, who bid welcome to
all present. The response to the vel
come was made by Mr.. VIM. f. Mil
ler. in we'll chosen terms. The Miss
Grohmans then sang duet, with or
gan accompaniment. A toast, ''Our
Guests" was responded to by MIR.
William G. Krug, in an appropriate
manner. Response to the same On
behalf of the guests was made by Mr..
II. julius Kllngler. Onward, Christ
ian Soldiers" was then sang by the
Misses Loretta and Birdie Miller and
the Misses Grohman. The toast,
"Our First Anniversary" was re-
sponded to by Mr.. George j, Trout
man, who did himself great credit in
the same. The song, MY Country,
Tis of Thee" was then rendered By
the young ladies. The toast, "Our
Work" wgs ftly replied to by DR..
s. NJ. Bippus. Gotta as an Em-
blem" was well replied to imam enter
tanning manner by Mr.. A. G. Krug.
A ouartette was rendered by the Miss
Millers, Mr.. Fred s Klingler and Mr..
Peter Schenck. "Cotta Society" was
responded to by Mr.. Harry S.Klingler
in an off hand. easy manner, and in
an eloquent and interesting delivery.
"Our Members Abroad" was spoken
to by Mr.. Fred.J KliDgler, who paid
fitting tribute to absent members, Mr..
William N. Harley and Mr.. P. B
Ruff, who are away at school and
from whom letters of regret for their
absence we're also read. A song was
then sang in German. which was fol-
lowed by the whole company present
joining in singing the Lords Prayer,
which closed these interesting pro-
ceedings.
The whole affair was o very pleas
ant one TO all present and a very
creditable one to all the members OF
the Gotta Society.
Resolutions of A. G.. Reed Post
lO5, G.. A. r., on the Death Of
Reed Bracken,
Whereas, He who is the "Ruler
of Nations"and the "God of Battles"
has seen fit to remove from our midst
Comrade Reed Bracken,
Resolved, That in the death of
Reed Bracken this Post bas lost
worthy comrade and each member OF
the G. A. r. personal friend; the
church has lost consistent member
and the community good neighbor
and kind friend, one whose gener-
GUS nature prompted him to sacrifice
self for the good of others; our coun-
try has lost one of her brave defend
ers--one who held her best interests
dear to his heart, and was ever ready
to defend the right as he understood
it; his family have been bereaved of a
husband good and true, of a father
noble and kind, and one whose exam
pie is worthy of their imitation; that
by his death we are forcibiy reminded
that year by year our members are
growing less, that the "boys of '6l"
are passing away, aud that while we
mingle our tears with the tears of
Reed Bracken's family we should
each one stand ready to hear the last
order and receive our FINAL dis.
charge"
That the above resolutions be pub.
lished in our county papers and a
copy presented to the family of our
deceased comrade.
JOHN 7 KELLY,
A. G.. Williams,
CASPER SHERMAN,